Dexter Gordon • Bouncin' with Dex

 

Review by Ken Dryden
Dexter Gordon thrived on the attention of European jazz fans while living there during the 1960s and early '70s, while he also had a wealth of opportunities to record for labels on the continent. This 1975 session for Steeplechase, one of a dozen he made as a leader for the label in the mid-'70s, finds him in top form, accompanied by pianist Tete Montoliu, along with frequent collaborators Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen on bass and drummer Billy Higgins. Gordon's big tone carries the brisk treatment of Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce," though he inserts a few humorous quotes into his solo as well. Two versions of the standard "Easy Living" are played at a loping tempo in a heartfelt manner, though the master is a tad better in its execution. The familiar bop vehicle "Four" (usually credited to Miles Davis, though this CD acknowledges Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson as its more likely composer) explodes in a furious performance. Gordon wrote the Latin-flavored "Catalonian Nights" especially for Montoliu, while the tenorist's "Benji's Bounce" is a lively, thinly disguised reworking of Thelonious Monk's "Rhythm-a-Ning" (which is itself based on the changes to "I Got Rhythm").
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Reseña de Ken Dryden
Dexter Gordon gozó de la atención de los aficionados al jazz europeos mientras vivió allí durante los años 60 y principios de los 70, y también tuvo muchas oportunidades de grabar para sellos del continente. En esta sesión de 1975 para Steeplechase, una de las doce que realizó como líder para el sello a mediados de los 70, se le ve en plena forma, acompañado por el pianista Tete Montoliu, junto con sus frecuentes colaboradores Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen al bajo y el batería Billy Higgins. El gran tono de Gordon lleva el tratamiento enérgico de «Billie's Bounce» de Charlie Parker, aunque también inserta algunas citas humorísticas en su solo. Dos versiones del estándar «Easy Living» se tocan a un tempo lento de una manera sincera, aunque el maestro es un poco mejor en su ejecución. El conocido tema de bop «Four» (normalmente atribuido a Miles Davis, aunque este CD reconoce a Eddie «Cleanhead» Vinson como su más probable compositor) explota en una furiosa interpretación. Gordon escribió «Catalonian Nights» con sabor latino especialmente para Montoliu, mientras que «Benji's Bounce» del tenorista es una animada y poco disimulada reelaboración de «Rhythm-a-Ning» de Thelonious Monk (que a su vez se basa en los cambios de «I Got Rhythm»).
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Tracks:
1 - Billie's Bounce
Composed By – Charlie Parker 8:00
2 - Easy Living
Composed By – Robin*, Rainger* 5:28
3 - Benji's Bounce
Composed By – D. Gordon* 7:06
4 - Catalonian Nights
Composed By – D. Gordon* 8:37
5 - Four
Composed By – Miles Davis 9:30
6 - Easy Leaving (Take 1) 7:59


Credits:
    Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
    Design [Cover] – Per Grunnet
    Drums – Billy Higgins
    Engineer – Freddy Hansson
    Liner Notes – Jørgen Frigård
    Piano – Tete Montoliu
    Producer, Photography By – Nils Winther
    Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon

Recorded September 14, 1975.

Label:    SteepleChase – SCS 1060
Country:    Denmark
Released:    1976
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bop, Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/4164040-Dexter-Gordon-Quartet-Bouncin-With-Dex

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